WSR 01-02-077

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 00-268 -- Filed December 29, 2000, 2:38 p.m. , effective January 1, 2001, 12:01 a.m. ]

Date of Adoption: December 28, 2000.

Purpose: Amend personal use fishing rules.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-56-235.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.

Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.

Reasons for this Finding: This regulation is needed to bring state regulation in conformance with newly enacted federal regulations for these two species. A proposal to change this regulation on a permanent basis is currently being prepared. The proposal is scheduled to be considered at the February 2001 meeting of the Fish and Wildlife Commission.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2001, 12:01 a.m.

December 28, 2000

Sara G. LaBorde

for Jeff P. Koenings

Director


NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-23500J   Possession limits--Bottomfish.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-235, effective 12:01 a.m. January 1, 2001 until further notice in those waters of Catch Record Areas 1 through 4 the daily limit of rockfish, is 10 fish, no more than two of which may be yelloweye or canary rockfish in any combination.

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